Are you a freelance writer?
You’ve made the leap by quitting your full-time job, and you’re fully committed to going freelance.
You’ve done your research, taken a course or two, and you’re pitching your heart out.
But, the hours turn into days, and the days turn into weeks. You still haven’t gotten that great paying gig that you hear so many other writers gushing over, and you barely even have a portfolio.
It’s deadline day. Your writing project is due in 5 hours and you’ve not done much.
You feel guilty you’ve squandered a lot of time before.
You look at the ticking clock and ask yourself one sobering question, “how come I’m always procrastinating parts of my work?” It’s not the first time nor is it the fifth time.
You’ve dreamed of freelancing, but there are so many things to plan for when you start a business plan.
How will you find loyal clients? What about doing the books? How will you even begin?
You chose to start a career or side hustle in freelance writing because you like writing.
But sometimes, when you start writing for money and to build your business, the thing you love suddenly feels more complicated.
You double guess your content, your tone, and your facts. Your writing speed slows, and so do your ideas.
The clocks have turned back an hour, the days are becoming shorter, and there’s frost in the air.
Are you finding that the changing of the seasons is making you more irritable than it rationally should? Are you exhausted even though you think you got enough sleep last night? Are you finding it hard to get up and go to work or to carry out your normal day-to-day obligations?
Are you isolating yourself from the outside world and shutting away from friends and family?
Although spending time alone is healthy, it doesn’t always feel like it when you work from home.
Studies show that loneliness and isolation can threaten our health and wellbeing to the same degree as cigarettes, obesity, and excess alcohol. They also found that feelings of loneliness trigger activity in the same areas of the brain associated with physical pain.